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|Title OL=What is WikiTranslate?
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|{{T1v|{{TOC|align=right}}[[Main Page|WikiTranslate]] is a free content encyclopedia translation project that can help you to learn new language and teach your language.
|{{T1v|{{TOC|align=right}}[[Main Page|WikiTranslate]] is a free content encyclopedia translation project that can help you to learn new language and teach your language.
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== What WikiTranslate does? ==
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We help you to learn new language and to teach your language through our lessons and our Facebook study groups. We help you to develop your translation skills. You can freely contribute to the translations of your favourite songs, poems, fairy-tales, stories, jokes, prayers, etc., which are not protected by copyright or have been submitted to the site by their copyright holders.
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== Why WikiTranslate is needed? ==
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The students who are native in the source language of the text, can discuss the translations with students who are native in the target language of the text. This way, they can help themselves to improve their knowledge of each others' languages. All students are encouraged to [[How to use online translation tools|use translation tools]] but most of all they are encouraged to seek help from each other in our study groups:
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{{WikiTranslate social network}}
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==Is WikiTranslate like Wikipedia?==
==Is WikiTranslate like Wikipedia?==
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We believe that learning a new language is a very personal experience. The students need to know who are the teachers and vice versa.
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* to make a language exchange with a native speaker
* to make a language exchange with a native speaker
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We believe that learning a new language is a very personal experience. The students need to know who are the teachers and vice versa.
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==WikiTranslate rules==
==WikiTranslate rules==
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Beware [[wikipedia:Webcam blackmail|the dangers of Internet!]]
Beware [[wikipedia:Webcam blackmail|the dangers of Internet!]]
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== Why WikiTranslate is needed? ==
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The students who are native in the source language of the text, can work together more effectively with students who are native in the target language of the text. All students are encouraged to [[How to use online translation tools|use translation tools]] but most of all they are encouraged to seek help from each other in our study groups:
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== What WikiTranslate does? ==
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We help you to learn new language and to teach your language through our lessons and our Facebook study groups. We help you to develop your translation skills. Although translation programmes can be very helpful with the translation of the texts, the machine translated sentences are very unnatural and they have to be changed manually. You can freely contribute to the translations of your favourite songs, poems, fairy-tales, stories, jokes, prayers, etc., which are not protected by copyright or have been submitted to the site by their copyright holders.
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{{WikiTranslate social network}}
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WikiTranslate can enable students who are native in the language of the original text to discuss the translation with students who are native in the target language of the text. This way, they can help themselves to improve their knowledge of each others' languages.
==How make changes to WikiTranslate==
==How make changes to WikiTranslate==